THIS IS IT! @baldursgate3 is your 2023 Game of the Year! @larianstudios #GOTY #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/1u5hyGphbc
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Game of the Year
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Congratulations to @alanwake 2 for taking home the award for Best Game Direction! @remedygames @EpicPublishing #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/rfJvZYdhx8
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – Winner
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Best Narrative winner is @alanwake 2, congratulations! @remedygames #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/FN2vckIh9O
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Narrative
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – Winner
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Congrats to @alanwake 2 for winning this year’s award for Best Art Direction! @remedygames #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/SMbYEwhlD9
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – Winner
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
.@finalfantasyxvi wins the award for Best Score and Music, congratulations! 🎼 @SquareEnix #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/I3QgCAUsTa
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) – Winner
- Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Sounds like victory to us! 🔉Congratulations to Hi-Fi Rush for winning the award for Best Audio Design! @TangoGameworks @bethesda @xbox #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/XW2ufDUR8r
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) – Winner
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Congratulations to @NeilNewbon for winning Best Performance! 🏆@baldursgate3 #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/ALS7N7Kbr6
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Performance
- Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
- Cameron Monaghan, STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
- Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
- Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
- Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Congratulations to @ForzaMotorsport for their Innovation in Accessibility win! @turn10studios @xbox #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/8QrMHxJYhY
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Innovation in Accessibility
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) – Winner
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Congratulations to Tchia for their Games for Impact win at #TheGameAwards! @awaceb @Kepler_Interact pic.twitter.com/EDkv0PTfLR
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Games for Impact
- A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
- Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
- Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive) – Winner
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
- Venba (Visai Games)
The Best Ongoing Award goes to the game that continues to create fresh experiences for their loyal communities. Congratulations to Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty for their win at this year’s #TheGameAwards! @CyberpunkGame @CDPROJEKTRED pic.twitter.com/dqaaFAqjDG
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) – Winner
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
.@baldursgate3 just won the award for Best Community Support! 🏆 @larianstudios #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/BRFo9m2rpx
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Winner
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Congratulations to @seaofstarsgame for taking home the award for Best Independent Game at #TheGameAwards. @SabotageQc pic.twitter.com/REfvWeET0h
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Independent Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) – Winner
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Congrats to Cocoon who just took home the award for Best Debut Indie! @GeometricInt @A_i #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/QATNP9sEI2
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Debut Indie Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) – Winner
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
- Venba (Visai Games)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Congratulations to this year’s Best Mobile Game winner, @honkaistarrail! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/ZGQIYvA462
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
- Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – Winner
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
No matter what reality you’re in, Resident Evil Village VR Mode wins the award for Best AR/VR Game. 🎮 @CapcomUSA_ @RE_Games #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/OIf9hSpn0u
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best VR / AR
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom) – Winner
- Synapse (nDreams)
This year’s Best Action Game winner is Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon! @armoredcore @fromsoftware_pr @BandaiNamcoUS #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/Js2qQJHdH2
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Action Game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) – Winner
- Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
- Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is taking home the award for Best Action/Adventure Game! 🗡️@NintendoAmerica #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/aePzYglGEs
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Action / Adventure
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – Winner
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Winner
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
.@streetfighter 6 takes home the award for Best Fighting Game at #TheGameAwards! 🥊 @CapcomUSA_ pic.twitter.com/Nt43KyGW2H
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Fighting
- God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
- Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – Winner
Congratulations to Super Mario Bros. Wonder named Best Family Game! #TheGameAwards @NintendoAmerica pic.twitter.com/q4lh7IKUuK
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Family
- Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – Winner
Congratulations to Pikmin 4 for their Best SIMS/Strategy win at #TheGameAwards! @NintendoAmerica pic.twitter.com/ZbHT3umXSY
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Sim / Strategy
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
- Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
- Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – Winner
This next winner kicked things into high gear. Congrats to @ForzaMotorsport for winning Best Sports/Racing Game at #TheGameAwards! @turn10studios @xbox pic.twitter.com/5z53GLaQGK
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Sports / Racing
- EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
- F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) – Winner
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
- The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Congrats to @baldursgate3 for winning Best Multiplayer! @larianstudios #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/T2qxyeqlR3
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Multiplayer
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Winner
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
This year, video games in film and TV were BIGGER THAN EVER! @TheLastofUsHBO wins Best Adaptation! @PlayStation #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/mrSrHNZHdz
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Best Adaptation
- Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
- Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
- The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO) – Winner
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
- Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
It’s official, @finalfantasyvii is taking home the award for Most Anticipated Game at #TheGameAwards! 🏆 @SquareEnix pic.twitter.com/kGKZiWjGAj
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) – Winner
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
We’re thrilled to announce that @baldursgate3 takes home the Player’s Voice award! @larianstudios #TheGameAwards! pic.twitter.com/yW34SJP26h
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Players Voice Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Winner
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoVerse)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom (Nintendo EDP/Nintendo)
Congratulations to @ironmouse for their incredible Content Creator of the Year win! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/8b8cYQIjid
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Content Creator of the Year
- IronMouse – Winner
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games) – Winner
Best Esports Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends) – Winner
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
- Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
Best Esports Team
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorant)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- JD Gaming (League of Legends) – Winner
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best Esports Coach
- Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant) – Winner
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
- Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends
Best Esports Event
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship – Winner
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023